On how PhDs become human evil

"Free meal?" The three Karen and Sirin were all stunned. Where could they, who had just arrived here, go to get a free meal?

Thirty minutes later, in the restaurant of the most luxurious hotel in Fuyuki City, Kenneth looked at Karen and Sirin, who were enjoying their meal, and with a dark expression, he pressed down on Bai Jie's shoulder: "So you brought your Servant here to eat?"

"Well, Melvin only gave me travel expenses, not food expenses. I'm a complete stranger in Japan, so I can only rely on you, my sworn brother."

Looking at Bai Jie's forced smile, Kenneth wished he could have Diarmuid stab him to death. This unreliable guy was really embarrassing him!

Seeing that Kenneth was about to get angry again, his fiancée Sora spoke up unhappily, "Kenneth, Fafnir just wanted to have breakfast. Can't you even help with such a small thing? Is this what you call a nobleman?"

Kenneth really wanted to say that there was no need to worry about noble face when getting along with Bai Jie, but he really didn't want to leave a bad impression on Sora, so he could only swallow his bitterness: "How could that be? Fafnir is my sworn brother and a genius that my family is proud of. I will do my best to help him for both personal and professional reasons."

"As expected of my sworn brother, so generous! Then I won't stand on ceremony—waiter, two more cake sets please!"

(This brat's really taking advantage of me! If Sora weren't here, I'd teach him a lesson!)

Just as Kenneth was having a lot of internal monologues, Bai Jie turned his gaze to the man in the suit who was standing behind Kenneth. Although he was wearing modern clothes, the magical aura emanating from him told Bai Jie that he was a Servant!

"So you are my sworn brother's servant? I am Fafnir Schariac Archibald."

The male Servant did not answer immediately, but instead turned his gaze to Kenneth. Only after Kenneth nodded did he speak: "Nice to meet you. I am Diarmuid Ua Duibhne. In this Holy Grail War, I am honored to serve as Lancer, the spear of my lord."

(What an idiot!)

Kenneth nearly cursed out loud. He had only asked Diarmuid to greet Bai Jie, so why did this Servant reveal his real name so directly?! Wasn't that the same as telling Bai Jie everything?!

(Given Fafnir's knowledge, he must already know about Diarmuid's Noble Phantasm; after all, he's a famous Servant, so the information advantage is gone from the start... An alliance?)

Putting aside other factors, Bai Jie is indeed a very good ally. His outstanding magical skills, extensive knowledge, insightful observation like a magic mirror, and exceptional command ability are all key factors that can influence the course of the battle.

“Fafner, would you like to form an alliance with me?” Kenneth proposed to Bai Jie.

P.S.: Update

P.S.: In the Fate setting, Kenneth is destined to die in the Holy Grail War, and Waver will definitely become El-Melloi II. However, I actually have a fair bit of affection for Kenneth, and since the protagonist is involved, he certainly won't let Kenneth die, so I plan to give Kenneth a happy ending.

P.S.: I'm out of gold in Honkai Impact 3, only have 167 left. Also, I just discovered today that Azure Empyrea can be fully geared with the Taixu + Fu Hua Musician set, now I'm just missing the Musician (Medium) set.

Section 100, Part 5. Bingka: Beautiful lady, shall we have afternoon tea together?

—To form an alliance.

This is not an unfamiliar term to Bai Jie. Whether as Dr. Rhodes Island, the chief scientist of Schicksal, or Kamen Rider Doctor, Bai Jie has allied with others more than once.

Some alliances are long-term, such as with SilverAsh, Otto, and Lungmen, while others are short-term.

Based on Bai Jie's understanding of Kenneth, he had a pretty good idea of ​​the reasons why Kenneth proposed the alliance. After all, although it was unintentional, Bai Jie's side already had an absolute advantage over Kenneth.

On the Heroic Spirit side, White Knight has three riders, while Kenneth only has one.

In terms of magic, this place has been turned into Kenneth's magic workshop, but White's tricks are endless, and Kenneth doesn't know if his arrangements will be effective.

In terms of intelligence, Kenneth's side has been almost completely exposed, but Whitey's side still hasn't leaked a single piece of information, including the Heroic Spirits' ability parameters.

Don't ask why the two might fight. In the world of magicians, family ties are useless. As long as they can get close to the source, magicians are willing to give up everything at any time.

This is the magician of this world, a madman who has severed all humanity. Even if not all magicians are like this, they still make up the vast majority.

He held the steak fork in his mouth with his teeth, making it swing up and down like a seesaw. Bai Jie played with the fork like this, responding to Kenneth's invitation with a long silence.

"Let's forget about it." Bai Jie took the fork out of his mouth and smiled. "I'm not really into alliances, but some mutual assistance is fine, like intelligence sharing."

"I see, it's intelligence." Kenneth laughed as well.

Bai Jie's Servant class is not fixed; he can be either an Assassin or an Archer, and he has excellent intelligence-gathering abilities in either role.

The importance of intelligence in modern warfare needs no further explanation.

"But is this really okay? In the end, it will only result in you unilaterally providing me with information."

"Do you think I'm the kind of kind person who would work hard without expecting anything in return?" Bai Jie grinned.

Kenneth recognized that smile; he had seen it countless times—the smile of a cunning politician.

Bai Jie picked up a tissue and wiped his mouth, then stood up and said, "Thank you for treating me to dinner, brother. I'll treat you to coffee when we get back to London. Let's go, Saintess, Your Majesty."

Watching Bai Jie and his group walk out of the restaurant, Kenneth suddenly smiled wryly: "Really, my sworn brother is truly meticulous; he does a great job of intelligence protection."

"Saintess, Queen, there are so many people in history with similar titles that it is difficult to distinguish the identities of those Servants."

"Not only that, he might also have given me a fake title to try and mislead me. He's got quite a few tricks up his sleeve. It seems he really wants to compete with me in this Holy Grail War." Kenneth crossed his arms. "Alright, I'll accept your challenge, my brother."

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On the streets of Fuyuki City, Bai Jie walked with Kallen, the original sin, while he arranged for Kallen, the phantom thief, to gather intelligence. Sister Kallen had also entered a spirit form.

After all, their clothing was really out of step with modern times, except for Karen, whose clothing was similar to that of modern people.

As for Her Majesty—

"Human, what do you think of this outfit?"

In a clothing store, the Queen, dressed in a white dress, walked up to Bai Jie and asked him a question.

Perhaps because one of Karen's spirits entered into a form, reducing her magic consumption, Sirin's body has grown a little larger. Now, she is roughly the size of a 13 or 14-year-old girl.

"It's pretty good... By the way, this is the tenth outfit you've tried on, right? If you're going to buy it, just buy it. What's the point of just wearing it and not buying it?"

I'm sure many of you guys have had similar experiences: you go shopping with your girlfriend and enter a clothing store, where she spends an hour or two picking out and trying on clothes, only to end up buying nothing. After leaving that store, you immediately go to another store and repeat the process.

Honestly, Bai Jie thought this was a pointless waste of time. If you're going to buy clothes, just buy them! What's the point of dawdling and picking out so many clothes without buying a single one? Guys like him are decisive. As long as the clothes fit well and look good, they'll just buy them. Very straightforward!

What's that saying again? Hesitation leads to defeat. Decisiveness leads to surrender.

"I'm sorry, Master, for troubling you to wander around with me and Sirin like this." Kallen, who was also trying on clothes, said apologetically, "Since Sirin and I haven't worn any nice clothes before, we accidentally got carried away."

Kallen Baijie was unaware of the original sin, but he had seen information about Sirin in the Destiny Database. Sirin had been taken to the Destiny Laboratory in Siberia as a child and subjected to various human experiments. She had no childhood and wore the hospital gowns that were issued to her at the time.

Bai Jie glanced at Xilin, who was picking up a few more clothes to try on, and smiled wryly: "By the way, Karen, would you like me to take some pictures of you?"

"photo?"

"Because you'll be leaving once the Holy Grail War is over, it's good to leave some memories now. Maybe I can look back on them later."

"That's true. Then I'll leave it to you, Master. Please make sure the photos look good."

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While Bai Jie was helping Kallen and Sirin try on clothes at the clothing store, something happened to Kallen.

Because of her skill [Purple Iris Phantom Thief], Phantom Thief Kallen possesses independent action capabilities and aura concealment abilities comparable to Hassan's. Even when she is more than a thousand meters away from Bai Jie, she can still move freely and independently.

Now, she has arrived at a coffee shop, and her target is a couple sitting on the bed.

"The cakes here are really delicious, Saber. Do you want to take some home?" Irisviel said sweetly as she ate the cake. "Saber, would you like some too? They're so good!"

"Irisviel, this is a public place, so please don't make such a fuss if possible." Saber, sitting opposite her, said this, then picked up a piece of cake and ate it. "Oh, this tastes really good."

"Right, right? Should we go and find out the recipe? So that when we get back to the family, we can have the chefs make it this way too."

"Black Forest cake? It's such a nostalgic dessert, it reminds me of the sweet and innocent feelings of my teenage years."

Before anyone knew it, Kallen the Phantom Thief had used her magic to conjure up a blue and white casual outfit and appeared beside Irisviel and Saber.

"It's my good fortune to meet you here, beautiful lady. Would you do me the honor of having afternoon tea with me?"

P.S.: Update

P.S.: To be honest, when I was writing the last paragraph, the image that came to mind was Bai Ye Fu Hua. Please forgive me if my portrayal of Bing Ka's (the character's) witty and sarcastic personality isn't quite as good as I'd hoped.

P.S.: Also, I asked that most beautiful girl in the world, and this book will be available on the 16th... I thought getting a contract was the limit for this book, and I never thought it would be available on the shelves! Will everyone continue to read it after it's available?

Section 101.6. No man can resist a cannon, not even a deranged doctor.

"Beautiful lady, would you do me the honor of having afternoon tea with me?"

Before Irisviel could even speak in response to Kallen's invitation, Saber, who was sitting opposite her, suddenly stood up and stood in front of Irisviel, shielding her behind him with his fierce face full of vigilance.

Irisviel couldn't sense it, but she could sense it perfectly well.

"You're a Servant, aren't you? What are you planning to do here?" Saber said coldly.

This is, after all, a coffee shop, and it's daytime, so it's really not a suitable place or time for a battle. According to unspoken rules, the Holy Grail War must be held at night, which is also to adhere to the principle of "secrets must not be revealed".

"Another lovely lady." To the surprise of Saber King, Phantom Thief Kallen said, "Because you were wearing a men's suit, I mistook you for a man. I'm sorry to have only just realized you're a woman. But you look surprisingly good in men's clothing, it suits your temperament very well."

(What's going on with this Servant...?)

Saber was a little confused. Why did she feel like this Servant wasn't looking for trouble but was trying to flirt with them?

“Saber…” Irisviel, who was being protected behind Saber, nervously tugged at her clothes.

Sensing Irisviel's movement behind him, Saber looked at Kallen and said, "I'm sorry, my lady is not feeling well and cannot accept your invitation. May we go ahead?"

"So you're a sickly beauty? How rude of me! It was my oversight. In that case, let's meet again on a midsummer night."

Watching the phantom thief Kallen disappear into the distance in an instant, Irisviel asked blankly, "So, what was that Servant doing here?"

"I don't know, but they don't seem to have any ill intentions. Anyway, let's go and meet up with Kiritsugu first. It's not safe to stay outside all the time. We don't know when we might encounter a Servant."

"That's true."

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"So, you went out for a stroll and ran into a Saber-class female Servant?"

In the park of Fuyuki City, Bai Jie sat on a bench listening to the report from the phantom thief Kallen. On the bench behind her, Sirin, who had transformed back into her chibi form, was sitting with Kallen, who had just bought crepes. Sister Kallen had also changed her clothes and sat with them.

"So, does that Servant have any distinctive features? Like personality or appearance?"

"He gives me a very rigid and inflexible feeling, just like those knights who don't know how to adapt. Also, there's his golden hair, which is as bright as the sun. He's not very tall either."

A meticulous, blonde, female knight.

The first two are fine, since there are plenty of blonde knights in Europe, but the woman is a bit of a problem. Logically speaking, if she is a knight, she should be a figure from the Middle Ages or earlier. And since she is Saber, which has the highest requirement for ability value among the seven classes, she must not be a weak Heroic Spirit, but a famous knight in mythology and history.

However, whether it was the renowned Twelve Knights of Charlemagne, the Celtic Order of the Red Branch, the Order of Fiona, or even the Knights of the Round Table, no one who met the criteria could be found.